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Parting Ways: Jewishness and the Critique of ZionismJudith Butler follows Edward Said's late suggestion that through a consideration of Palestinian dispossession in relation to Jewish diasporic traditions a new ethos can be forged for a one state solution. Butler engages Jewish philosophical positions to articulate a critique of political Zionism and its practices of illegitimate state violence, nationalism, and state sponsored racism. At the same time, she moves beyond communitarian frameworks,
Judith Butler follows Edward Said's late suggestion that through a consideration of Palestinian dispossession in relation to Jewish diasporic traditions a new ethos can be forged for a one-state solution. Butler engages Jewish philosophical positions to articulate a critique of political Zionism and its practices of illegitimate state violence, nationalism, and state-sponsored racism. At the same time, she moves beyond communitarian frameworks, including Jewish ones, that fail to arrive at a radical democratic notion of political cohabitation. Butler engages thinkers such as Edward Said, Emmanuel Levinas, Hannah Arendt, Primo Levi, Martin Buber, Walter Benjamin, and Mahmoud Darwish as she articulates a new political ethic. In her view, it is as important to dispute Israel's claim to represent the Jewish people as it is to show that a narrowly Jewish framework cannot suffice as a basis for an ultimate critique of Zionism. She promotes an ethical position in which the obligations of cohabitation do not derive from cultural sameness but from the unchosen character of social plurality. Recovering the arguments of Jewish thinkers who offered criticisms of Zionism or whose work could be used for such a purpose, Butler disputes the specific charge of anti-Semitic self-hatred often leveled against Jewish critiques of Israel. Her political ethic relies on a vision of cohabitation that thinks anew about binationalism and exposes the limits of a communitarian framework to overcome the colonial legacy of Zionism. Her own engagements with Edward Said and Mahmoud Darwish form an important point of departure and conclusion for her engagement with some key forms of thought derived in part from Jewish resources, but always in relation to the non-Jew. Butler considers the rights of the dispossessed, the necessity of plural cohabitation, and the dangers of arbitrary state violence, showing how they can be extended to a critique of Zionism, even when that is not their explicit aim. She revisits and affirms Edward Said's late proposals for a one-state solution within the ethos of binationalism. Butler's startling suggestion: Jewish ethics not only demand a critique of Zionism, but must transcend its exclusive Jewishness in order to realize the ethical and political ideals of living together in radical democracy.Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 07/24/2012
ISBN: 9780231146104
Pages: 251
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.10w x 0.90d
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I bought this shelf to put in the bathroom, I use it for putting wash cloths on the bottom shelf and a candle on the top shelf. It was easy to put together, and it was easy to hang. I did put polyurethane on the shelves, only so that, when I cleaned it, it would be easier to wipe. Everyone that sees it, likes it.
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Very nice shelf for the bathroom.
Color: Rucstic Brown, Size: 2 in 1, Color: Rucstic Brown, Size: 2 in 1
The small screws that screw into the wood shelves strip very easily. Be careful. Had to use different longer screws. Went together fine.
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Does not come assembled - you must assemble it, and once you do, it leans a little forward due to the hanging screws being on the top but on the bottom. It looks as shown, although dimensions are slightly different than indicated. It is 12" wide x 5" deep, and I bought the one that said it was 18" wide by 4" deep. It's sturdy enough to hold hair products and toiletries, or a small plant. Overall decent for price.
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Muy práctico 👌
Color: Rucstic Brown, Size: 2+1 Tier Size, Color: Rucstic Brown, Size: 2+1 Tier Size
Muy práctico y fácil de armar e instalar.
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